Do you know what I LOVE about Global Gym (and other gyms like it - Gymnasia / Naturally Fit Fredericton etc..)....EVERYTHING! To go from a top-level provincial bodybuilder to a 268 pound FAT guy and have to walk into a gym was very difficult and intimidating. When I walked in to Global, there were no judgments, no second glances and no greasy car-salesmen trying to get me to buy buy buy. I went in and I was motivated by people like Darrin Gray pounding out ass-to-the-ground 500 pound + squats; Caissie Liberatore with her NEVER-GIVE-UP drive and focus; Ryan Reynolds; Rene Leger; Scott Wright; Danny Garon online and of course Ti-Jean and Heather LeBlanc - these folks kept me motivated (whether they knew it or not) and I trained my ass off and I focused on my nutrition and changing everything in my life. Monique Capson and I met at Bedrock Gym and those were the days when Bedrock and East Coast gym were THE place to train. Everyone knew each other. Everyone motivated each other. Everyone spotted each other. EVERYONE put their FREEKIN weights back!!! LOL - today there are some gyms whose only mandate is to make money and are intimidated by people who are in shape and training for competition. I wont name the gyms, but I find it VERY hard to support any gym that would complain about members getting together to train and push each other and bring tons of energy to the gym. Some of the GREATEST and nicest people I have ever met are LARGE / hardcore bodybuilders and fitness competitors. Dont judge. Get to know them. They are at a different level, that is true - but they are there for the EXACT same reason as everyone else. To be better than they were yesterday. We all just want a Good Life, but at the end of the day - a gym is where you go to sweat / to train / to grunt / to feed off the energy of others and to be surrounded by driven and motivated people....not to be squeezed out because you have passion and energy when you train (and may not need to buy a $2000 training package). Without passion and energy - you will NEVER succeed or transform your life. LONG live the REAL gyms from coast to coast - we LOVE you!
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 18:00:02 +0000
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